Author Topic: Here's a new one. (Read 1700 times)

Brinestone · « **on:** August 04, 2006, 12:49:10 PM »

I was reading garage sale listings to decide whether it would be worth it to go out tomorrow, and I came across one that said they were selling a "kitchen table and cheers."

What dialect is that? Is it Utahn? I don't think I've ever noticed that particular vowel shift here.

Jonathon · « **Reply #1 on:** August 04, 2006, 01:03:29 PM »

Interesting. I think I remember hearing about vowel laxing before /r/ as a feature of Utah English, but not vowel laxing and lowering. Maybe you should pass that along to Wendy Baker at BYU.

skillery · « **Reply #2 on:** August 04, 2006, 02:02:18 PM »

Sounds like New Zealand. Merry Christmas is pronounced meery Christmas.

pooka · « **Reply #3 on:** August 07, 2006, 09:25:00 AM »

You know in that "Firefly" episode when the Blue Hands Men have that little doodah that makes capillaries dissolve? I'm not sure if that usage makes me feel that way or want to do that to the culprit.

Brinestone · « **Reply #4 on:** September 25, 2006, 08:53:16 AM »

Prime example of Utah English, plus some funny phonetic spellings:

http://saltlakecity.craigslist.org/fur/211374617.html

Jonathon · « **Reply #5 on:** September 25, 2006, 09:08:28 AM »

Rod iron? I wonder if that one's in the Eggcorn Database.

rivka · « **Reply #6 on:** September 25, 2006, 10:11:59 AM »

*eyes bleed*

Noemon · « **Reply #7 on:** September 26, 2006, 12:41:35 PM »

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*eyes bleed*

Are they bleeding at the misspelling or at the horrific ugliness of the furniture?

rivka · « **Reply #8 on:** September 26, 2006, 01:35:23 PM »

The former. The furniture was only mildly ugly, IMO.

pooka · « **Reply #9 on:** September 26, 2006, 06:31:09 PM »

And here I thought it was furniture that magically makes alcoholic beverages.